I am sad to anounce that Daniel Trilli has passed away at the young age of 24. Daniel was a contemporary boro marble maker and his skills were amazing. He bust out on the scene a few years ago and blew people away with his precision and attention to detail. When I first saw his marbles I thought they were amazing. Then I realized they were like half the size I thought they were. His work inspired people to focus of precision and shape. His sculpting was very inspiring as well. Amazing shapes and flowing designs. Daniel will be deeply missed!!
This was a letter written by his best friend Anton. And some photos below of Daniel and his work.
I am so saddened to inform you that Daniel Trilli has
passed away and is no longer with us on this planet
earth. Over the past year I have struggled
emotionally and cried many times watching my best
friend suffer from Bi-polar disorder and loose his
ability to be the artist he was and even a person at
times. In the last 4-5 months his medication had been
effective and he had started to make some beautiful
art marbles again. On Friday (4/13) he ventured into
what would be his last headie piece, a 15 section all
inside gold and silver dots dry horny thing, but this
piece would prove to be fatal. Knowing better but
suffering from some mental errors caused by the
disorder Daniel worked about 15 hours with NO
VENTALATION because of the cold weather, leading to
severe metal poising and for several days suffered
from vomiting and dehydration. On Monday night his
mom brought him to an emergency room in a small grungy
New Mexico town, and told them the situation. They
only took his blood, told him they would get back to
him and released him shortly after arriving because he
doesn't have insurance. The following day he was to
never wake and we are told by preliminary results that
dehydration from the metal poisoning was the proximal
cause of his passing. For those of you who didn't
know Daniel personally he was one of the most gentle,
genuine, compassionate, caring, enthusiastic,
ambitious, all around talented, fun, energetic,
artistic, friendly, imaginative, positive, shirt off
his back well-rounded kind of guy. He will always be
my best friend and I will forever dedicate my glass
work in his memory. I have spent more time working
and talking glass with Daniel Trilli than anyone else
and I will try my hardest to use and share the
knowledge this great glassblower shared with me, to
the world. Daniel really respected all of you who
supported, shared knowledge and friendship with him
and inspired him along his path of glass work. If you
would like me to relay any messages to his family and
friends I would gladly do so. Daniel Trilli will
never be forgotten and we will always cherish your
contribution to the glass world. -Love Always Anton
Bodor
Check out his gallery!!These marbles are amazing!!! Note the size of the marbles compared to a penny.
Here's Daniel:
Here he is at work. His left hand was deformed, with only two enlarged fingers, which makes his work all the more amazing:
We have lost one of THE masters at super fine, tight details in glass:<br>
